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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cafeteria where the men had decided to go to eat?

2. Aspirin can block ___________ that can cause heart attacks and strokes in some people.

3. What happens to people who get a mild form of the disease in this chapter?

4. What had remained wet after the pipes had been fixed, leading to the contamination?

5. What is NOT an animal that can spread rabies can be spread according to the text in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Elmo Turner decide that he needed to visit his doctor in order to get treatment?

2. What are some of the ways that aspirin can help a patient who takes it, according to scientific research?

3. How does a person contract anthrax if they come across it in the world?

4. What are some of the painful side effects of aspirin in some people who take it?

5. Describe the one carrier mentioned in the chapter, as this person was known by the Health Department.

6. What ended up causing the contamination of the fruit at Tony's Market, leading to the illnesses?

7. What were the two things that were learned by the health department when a misdiagnosis was suspected in the case of the elderly men?

8. What was the eventual diagnosis for the condition from which the woman suffered, even though it was never clear whether or not the diagnosis was correct?

9. Why didn't some of the children become ill in the same way that Billy did when he wore the jeans?

10. How had Jimson weed gotten into the food that the victims had eaten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Strange diseases, like the case of the orange man, are interesting to doctors, but the patients might have other reactions.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond if you suddenly turned another color?

Part 2: Why do you think the patient didn't make the connection to the foods he was eating?

Part 3: What would it take for you to go into a doctor to find out what disease you had?

Essay Topic 2

A medical mystery might be nothing more than a habit that a patient has turning into something slightly mysterious.

Part 1: How do you think a patient might be able to help a doctor in solving a medical mystery?

Part 2: Why do you think a medical mystery is something to be concerned about?

Part 3: Do you think that all patients are honest with their doctors? Does this lead to more medical mysteries?

Essay Topic 3

People who are diagnosed with typhoid fever are barred from working with food.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair to bar someone from working with food when they are ill?

Part 2: Have you ever worked in a service related position when you were sick? Would you?

Part 3: Why do you think a person might work at their job, even though they are ill and contagious?

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